Microsoft France says Windows Phone 7 NoDo to arrive in the second half of March

After March 8 -- one of the most prevalent rumored dates for Microsoft's "NoDo" update to Windows Phone 7 -- came and went, many WP7 users were wondering what happened. The new word is the update is now coming in the second half of March.

I asked Microsoft U.S. whether NoDo will be going to all WP7 users on some date in the second half of this month, or if this will be a staged rollout. So far, I've received no response, but will update this post if/when I do.

Update No. 1: Microsoft PR in the U.S. said they are "looking into" the NoDo update situation. More to come (I hope).

I heard from one of my WP7 contacts today that Microsoft's new target date for the NoDo rollout is the week of March 21.

All I know is the drumbeat for Microsoft to get this update out there is getting louder and louder. Even some kind of explanation from Microsoft about what's happening would go a long way, at this point, to calming the growing worries about WP7's future.

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